Cash register



Nov. 1, 1932. H, J, GMSMAN 1,885,252

CASH REGISTER Filed Feb. 2. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORN EY Nov. 1,.1932. H. J. GAISMAN CASH REGISTER Filed Feb. 2. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2ATTORNEY ihPa tented Nov. 1, 1932 i U ED-E T yumm mensun'n, or. nmrsnam,NEW voax PATENT OFFIC cnsn am a Appiicatiorifiiedlebruary 2, 1931.Serial No. 512,850.

The object Iof-rny invention is to disinfect moneythat'is placed in acash register so thatwhen themoney isp'ass ed out from the 43 registerit will be ina sanitary condition.

means'jj-within a cash register to disinfect -jmoney,. e ther 1n the.form of come or bills, means to transfer the money from a receiv- Y m,1 "position of access for distribution thereof.

In 'c' ariying out m invention I provide 'ing position tothedisinfecting means, and means toreturn the disinfected money to a f Intheerample of my invention illustrated "I, the accompanying drawings Iprovide a cash register having a money drawer, disin- 5 fecting meanswithinf the register for the money,receiving'means for themoney, de-

vices operated by the drawer to move the re-' ceiving means with moneytoa position to I deliver the money to the disinfecting means,

the" drawer for" access thereto" for distribution of'themoney-"Myinve'ntion also comprises novel details of improvement thatwill bemore fully hereinafter setforth and then pointed out in the claims;

Reference is to be had to the accompany,-

ing drawings, wherein,

c 1 Fig.1 is acrossfsection' offa cash register embodying my invention,taken substantially ion the linel, 1, in Fig. 3, showing the partsimposition to receive money to be disinfected;

2is a similar section showing the parts inposition for disinfectingmoney; Fig. 3 is 1 a, partly broken plan view ofv'the' cash register';Fig. 4 is a detail view substantially on i line 4, 4,'in.Fig.;3; Fig.) 5is a sectional detail. illustratingmeans to receive bills fordisinfecting; Fig. 6 is' a plan View of part of Fig. 5 Fig. 7 is asectional. detail illustrating delivery of a billto the disinfectingmeans, and Fig. 8 is a detail'view of gearing for the devices of Fig.7.a

The cash register maybe of any desired or well known construction, beingshown" com- V prisinga casing or housing 1 provided. with a 7 moneydrawer 2 in a well known way. At 3 is amoney receiver, adapted toreceive coins -A,as in Figs. 1, 2. and 3', or bills B, as in Figs. 5, 6'and 7. The coin receiver '3 is shown'proand means toguidejthedisinfected money to vided with a movable bottom or walli'piv'otr edtothe receiver'at 5 and normally retained closed against acoin recess 3aby aspring 6 carried by the receiver. The coin receiver isably andpivotally supported by a rod or pin 8 which is movably carriedin guides 9,shown in the form of slotted members spaced apart, attachedto the bottom 1a of the register.

carried by a movable member 7 that is slid- 66 Thedrawer 2 is shownprovided with a pro- 66 between which rollers the money tobe disin- Tofected may pass. The roller 12 may have an absorptive covering, such asof felt. Disinfecting fluid may be supplied in any desired way. I haveillustrated anendless belt 15,

which may be of felt or other absorptive mate'rial, passing around theroller 13 and around a roller 16.journaled on a tank 17, carried by thecasing land adapted to receive a. disinfectant material or fluid intowhich the belt 15 dips to transmit the disinfectant to the roller 12 andto the money passing between said roller and belt. Below the roller 12and the belt 15 are a pair of rollers 18 and 19 adapted to receivebetween them and feed the coins or bills that pass from the roller 12and the belt 15. Therollers 18 and 19 may comprise felt or otherabsorptive material tending to dry the money that passes therebetween.The rollers 12, 13, 18 and 19,

and thereby the 1belt 15, may be driven by a suitable train of gearing,indicated at 20 in Fig. 4:, so thatthe coins or bills will pass betweenthe roller 12and belt 15 for disinfect: ing and, thence between therollers 18 and 19 ing place. h V

The rollers and belt described may be driven by an electric motor, at21, coupled to the shaft 12 of roller 12 Fig. 3. An electric power line22 maybe connected toone for drying, whence they will pass to a receiv-9 Dbl &

* df'tfie motor, a ndjcondutbr 23 ex-' gushe d away and the coinwill-bedePosfitbd l from the, other terminal f th mot r M v etwen theroller 12.nnd the belt 5 to'afbontacflficarried by and will now berotated by the motor to Said-contact is the coin to be disinfected inits passage 4.; Ito en ahipfiing post or contact tween said roller andbelt and to be by ans in alfiated tram the' pasing-J etween therollers18 and 19 for'deliyggy? pgbyjt kd a pop thpgdz awer 2,, through g chqtev f it i hmQmcvm-tp mtby, t s mm" $12-5 w 5 circuit'ef I motor at 24 25whegfi1 qzygms pulled outwa 1 ,a bill B is pheed I gnmbril''tionshowhihfigs.f11pdn fllet'eceiven 3', the member 7 andtocg WQijheleimdifi misl-iibeieredeifi'mhnd the bill willboghqnlnidvmemberis'lomredfl l" m fiffi fi n theioller 29, to be p t t r &e disinfiecting dgvices and the -P '=Q F@?WQ HJ I M- '1. ym em su b t.

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,ijj money', means to present the money to the disinfecting means, andmeans to guide the disinfected money to a position for delivery.

10; A jcash register provided with a ,drawer,fa member pivotally andslidably supported and provided with a money receiver adapted to extendover the drawer,

I 'money disinfecting means, and means coop- I erative between thedrawer and said member tooperate the latter to present the receiver inpositi onto deliver money to the disinfecting means. r a p -11. A cashregister as set forth in claim 10 in whichthe means cooperative betweenthe fconn'ected'with said means, means cooperativebetween the drawer andthe member to operate the latter by theformer, said member having amoney receiver, and disinfecting means located in position to receivemoney from said recelver when the drawer is pushed inwardly to operatesaid member.

131 A cash register as set forth in claim 12provided with means to guidedisinfected 1 money tothe drawer.

14. A cash register having a drawer, a

movable member having a money receiver adapted to extend over the drawerin the out- 'ward position of the latter, roller means to i receivemoney from the recelver, and means to supply the roller means with adisinfect- 7 ant.

"15. A cash register as set forth in claim 14 provided with an electricmotor, means to operate the roller means by said motor, and a circuitfor the motor having a contact, said 7 member having means to controlthe contact to control the operationof the motor.

16. A cash register having means to disinfect money, a money receiverprovided with a movable bottom, means normally retaining the bottom,closed against the receiver, a pivotal member carrying said receiver,means to operatethe member to present the receiver in position'todeliver money from the receiver to the disinfecting'means, and means inposition to be engaged by the said bottom to release money from thereceiver when the member moves the receiver adjacent to the disinfectingmeans.

17. A cash register as set forth in claim 16 --.-provided with means toreceive the disinfected money to dry and propel the same, and

means actuated by the motor to operate said lastnamed means V 18; A cashregister having means to disinfect money, a money receiver having meansto retain a bill thereon, a member carrying said receiver, means tooperate the member to present the bill to the disinfecting means, aroller to engage said bill to advance It to the disinfecting means, andmeans to actuate said disinfecting means and said roller.

19. A cash register as set forth in claim 18 provided with roller meansto receive a disinfected bill, and means to actuate said roller means.

20. A cash register as set forth in claim 18 provided with a belt and aguide to receive disinfected money, and means to actuate said belt tomove the disinfected money to a position for delivery.

HENRY J. GAISMAN.

